The double price screw: women with disabilities in the labor market!

The double price screw: women with disabilities in the labor market!

Österreich - The employment gap between people with and without disabilities remains an urgent problem in Europe. According to current data, this gap is 24 percentage points. The gender difference is particularly striking, in which men with an employment rate of 80.8% have better chances than women whose quota is 70.8%. This discrepancy has decreased by 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous year and 1.1 percentage points since 2014.

A particularly worrying aspect is the employment rate of people with a migration background. Men born from abroad reach a quota of 83.1%, while women born from abroad only reach 65%. This means that migrants have 15.7 percentage points worse chances than women born in Germany. These gaps are not only numbers, but also reflect deeply rooted social inequalities.

The Situation of people with disabilities

The participation of people with disabilities in working life is not only economically significant, but also essential for social integration and personal development. Employment work represents the primary source of financial resources and also has an intangible value. It provides structure in everyday life and enables social contacts, which has a positive effect on self -confidence. In 2017 there were around 3.1 million people with severe disabilities of employable age in Germany, whose employment rate was 49%.

However, the disabilities of the disabilities of the acquisition of people with disabilities are behind the expectations. Your unemployment rate is 11.5%, while the total population is only 7%. The reasons for this are diverse: from psychological stress to stigmatization to movement and educational deficits. Employers often have reservations regarding performance and fear legal difficulties in dismissal protection.

The current status and necessary measures

Development on the labor market for people with disabilities is worrying. According to the Aktion Mensch and the Handelsblatt Research Institute, the situation has deteriorated compared to 2022, which is expressed in increasing unemployment figures for people with severe disabilities. In addition, fewer companies fulfill their legal obligation to employ people with disabilities.

In order to improve the opportunities for people with disabilities, comprehensive measures are required. These include not only social aid and operational regulations, but also qualification offers. The change in the world of work, for example through digitization and social aging, brings both challenges and new opportunities, which also have risks to inclusion. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons by 2009 obliges the state to participate equally and require urgent actions to follow the words.